Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, arrived in South Africa on Sunday with a high-level economic delegation to discuss further trade relations with its “reliable trade partner", according to a ministerial spokesperson.
South Africa marks the first stop on the three-leg African tour that will also take him to Uganda and Niger.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said: "The 13th meeting of the Iran-South Africa Economic Commission is slated to convene during the foreign minister's visit, in which he is accompanied by a political team and an economic mission comprising representatives of state and non-state firms and enterprises active in various domains, including industry, agriculture, trade, banking and technology.”
